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Christoffersen test

FRM Part 1 glossary · Valuation And Risk Models

Definition

A VaR backtest assessing whether exceptions have both the correct frequency and independence over time.

Christoffersen test in plain English

Rejection after a Kupiec pass often indicates exception clustering and an unmodeled volatility regime.

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